Monthly Archives: July 2016

A weekend in Singapore gave me an opportunity to check out the status of Smart Home devices available in other parts of the world. I visited an L3 Homeation Store to see what Singapore has to offer in the way of smart home devices.

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Touch Panel Switch for use with Aeon Labs’ Z-Wave Micro controllers Aeon Labs’s Touch Panel for Micro range is a series of elegant, touch-sensitive switches that can be used as an accessory to control Aeon Labs’ range of in-wall, Z-Wave Micro controllers. With their smooth glass fronts and brushed aluminium sides, each Touch Panel brings subtle, modern aesthetics to the humble wall switch and is capable of controlling individual appliances, lights or motors or entire Z-Wave scenes. Each switch in the Touch Panel for Micro range is flat and does not recess into the gang box, thus leaving more room for the Micro and a neater installation.

Here are the essential videos you should watch to get started setting up your smart home.

1. The first thing you will need is a hub. There are many on the market today. I personally use the Wink Hub. Here is an overview of the Wink Hub from CNet.

2. Once you have your hub, you will need something to control. Here is my personal top 5 list of Smart Home devices.

3. To get your feet wet, I recommend that you start with a simple plugin module. They are the easiest to install. From there you will get plenty of ideas for what to do next. A look at two types of plugin modules can be found here.